6''+ of Rain and Cottonwood Seeds

62 degree water
3-5 ft of visibility
carp starting to spawn

• Bluegills are starting to spawn on the backwaters and move shallow on the main lake. Red worms have been the bait of choice with waxies a close second. Crappies are starting to spawn on the pier posts and boat slips in the bay and east end. A jig and twister or a small minnow work for the paper mouths.
• Largemouth are spawning in the canals, millpond, and bay. If you fish these spawners an immediate release will insure a successful hatch.
• Smallmouth will start a to spawn this week. Smallies spawn on the lake and 'catch and release' should be practiced.
• Walleyes are showing up on the east end especially when the wind is blowing in. Leeches and crawlers have started to work. As the weeds come up next week we should fish a little deeper, 8'-12'.
• Northerns have been very aggressive with the large year class from 2yrs ago. These 20'' fish are the result of a good spawn on the east side of the inlet due to all the vegetation. We are going to have a great pike fishery in the next couple years so release these fish as carefully as possible.
• Lake Trout have been biting on minnows in 60-80 ft of water. The east end is has produced some nice catches of fish in the 22-24 inch range. Small Sutton spoons have worked well too.
• Brown trout have been caught off the piers and in shallow water. The will start to move deeper as the water warms.